OPEN ON HOLIDAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17572, 24 June 1925, Page 12

OPEN ON HOLIDAY.

BUTCHERS AND GROCERS FINED, EASTER SATURDAY LAW. Grocers and butchers within a radius of ten miles from the Square, who had their shops open on Easter Saturday morning found themselves prosecuted ar. tho Magistrate’s Court to-day for a. breach of Section 69 of the Shops and Offices Act, The prosecutions were brought by’ Mr A. E. Waite, Inspector of Factories. .Mr Waite said that tho award permitted butchers to remain open till / a.m., but the grocers’ shops had. to bo closed, although permission, was granted io sell bread from Ihe back door. The point he wished to emphasise was that in any of the shops were closed. Tho foil owing were the penalties inflicted : - Grocers. If Soanes os, B. Gudsell os, I. Robinson os, O. Kearns 10s, I>. Herriatt os, »S. Johnson ss, T.. M’Mullon I Os, F. Withers os, S. S. Pendalton I Os, A. F. Munslow I.os, W. J. Orr ]Os, K It. M’Callum os, Jacob Grimsbaw 40s, N. Brewer ss, AY. J. Sutherland os, Mrs Jv. Mao 10s, John .Arrowsmith 10s, Airs Sadie Donaldson 10s, John AVilson 10s, Mrs Annio Hilbert 10s. Mrs Fanny Sykes 10s, Alfred T. Hancock 10s, John S. Piper 10s, Mrs Catherine Hanna. TOs, "Williams Bros. I. S. J. ITarkinson os, Airs Mallet 10s, T. Martin 10s, J. Rankin 10s. AY. J. Lcverett vT. K. Thomson 10s, J. F. ITill 10s. J. M’Creanor 3 os. E. AT. Holloway I<E, A. AT. Meredith 10s, F. Henry 10s, A. J. .Tarrett ss. Tho following butchers were each fined 10s: —John Shaw, George Fairbairn (two charges). ,T. AY. Smith, J. AY. Blanchard, 11. Hickson, C. AYalkcr, S Alexander,- Percy Anderson, C. Cook, AY. O. Pope, B. Gray, E. AY. Taylor ami the Avon Meat Supply (T. Edwards).